Mama The Alien / Mama la Extraterrestre
Written by Rene Colato Lainez
Illustrated by Laura Lacamara
Published by Children's Book Press
Bilingual English/Spanish. In this lighthearted bilingual immigration story, a young girl sees the word alien on her mother’s Resident Alien card and concludes that her mother is from another planet until the girl finds out that the word has more than one meaning.
Primary ISBN: 9780892392988
Available As: Hardcover
Picture Book, Age 06 or older
Community Represented: Salvadoran/Salvadoran American
Themes: Bilingual Book: Spanish/English, Citizenship, Family Relationship: Parents, Generation: 1st, Own Voices/Lived Experience
Setting: United States
Character’s New Arrival/New American Status: 1st Generation
Book Creator(s) Connection to the Community Represented: Own Voices/Lived Experience
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